Sandal



Sepf- 4, 1962 J. A. GRIMALDI 3,052,045

sANDAL Filed April 215, 1962 INV ENTOR.

Filed Apr. 23, 1962, Ser. No. 189,420 Claims. (Cl. E36-2.5)

The present invention relates to foot coverings and in particular to anopen sandal retained on the foot by straps.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sandal of the typewhich is held on the foot by straps which lends itself to -tting almostevery size of foot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide -a sandal of thetype held on the foot by straps which is economical to produce, onehaving a novel feature of adjustability to many sizes of feet, and onewhich is attractive in appearance and highly effective in action.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will befully apparent upon consideration of the following description whentaken in connection with the annexed drawing in which is shown apreferred embodiment of the present invention, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan View of the sandal o-f the present invention,

FIGURE 2 is a view taken on the line 2 2 of FIG- URE l with the outlineof a human foot in position on the sandal, the foot being of one size,

FIGURE 3 is a View similar to FIGURE 2 with the sandal shown tted to afoot of a larger size, and

FIGURE 4 is a view taken on the line 44 of FIG- URE 1.

With reference to the drawing in detail, the sandal of the presentinvention includes a sole member having an upper face 12 and a lowerface 14. The sole member 10 has an outer side edge 16 and an inner sideedge 18, the side edges being spaced from each other.

Extending from the inner side edge 18 to the outer side edge 16 is avamp strap 20, fabricated of resilient material so that it may stretchWithin reasonable bounds.

The invention further includes a toe strap 22 having one end portionformed to a loop 24 which receives and is circumposed about a mid-partof the vamp strap 20.

Longitudinally of the upper face 12 of the sole member 10 is anelongated knurled recess 26 in whioh is received the portion of the toestrap 22 adjacent the other end, as shown most clearly in FIGURE 2.

A rivet 28 extends from a recess 30 in the lower vface 14 of the solemember It) upwardly into the rearward end of the recess 26 and throughthe end portion of the toe strap 22 to secure the toe strap 22 to thesole mem ber 10.

A heel 32 is shown secured to the lower face 14 of the sole member 10yadjacent the rearward end of the latter, although the heel 32 may beomitted if desired.

`In a preferred form of the invention the sole member 10 is fabricatedof two thicknesses of resilient material such -as plastic, rubber, orthe like, the two thicknesses of material being designated by thenumerals 34 and 36 in FIGURES 2 to 4.

Preferably the ends of the vamp strap are secured between thethioknesses 34 and 36 of the sole member 10 by cementing, vulcanizing,or in any other way found suitable. It is yalso possible to form thevamp strap out of a continuous loop so that it has a portion between'the sole member thicknesses 34 and 36 extending from 3,052,045 PatentedSept. 4, 1962 the inner side edge :18 to the outer side edge 16 as showtby the dotted lines marked 20 in FIGURE :1.

In use, as shown in FIGURE 2, a human foot 38 o1 a certain size may beaccommodated on the `sole member `10 with the toe strap 22 passingbetween the lai-gf toe and lthe adjacent toe, the large toe being showtbroken away in FIGURE 2.

In FIGURE 3 a larger foot 40 is shown also accom modated on the solemember 10 with the toe strap 2i passing between the first and secondtoes.

A comparison of FIGURE 2 with FIGURE 3 wil show that for the smallerfoot a shorter end portion o: the toe strap 22 remains in the recess 26while'with th larger foot the toe strap 22 occupies nearly the whollength of the recess 26.

A feature of the invention is that both the toe straI 22 and the vampstrap 20 are fabricated of resilient ma -terial permitting them tostretch to lit every si-Ze foo within reasonable balance.

While only a preferred form of the invention is showt other embodimentsof the invention are contemplate( and numerous changes and modificationsmay be made therein without departing `from lthe spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a sandal including a sole member having an uppe: face and a lowerface and spaced inner and outer sid: edges, and `a vamp strap extendingover said upper fac from the inner side edge to the outer side edge, atot strap having a loop on one end circumposed about a mid portion ofsaid vamp strap, the portion of said toe stra] 'adjacent the other endbeing received in an elongate( recess provided in said sole member upperface, an( fastening means extending from the lower face of sai( memberinto said recess adjacent one end of the latte: and securing said strapother end portion to the botton of said recess.

2. The sandal vaccording to claim 1 in which the vam] strap isresilient.

3. The sandal according to claim 1 in which the tor strap is resilient.

4. The sandal according to claim l in which both tbl toe strap and thevamp strap are resilient.

5. In a sandal including a sole member having a1 upper face and a lowerface, spaced inner and outer sid edges, and -a toe portion, a vamp strapfabricated of re silient materi-al extending over said upper face fromthi inner side edge to the outer side edge and having its end xed tosaid sole member, a toe strap having a loop o1 one end circumposed abouta mid-portion of said vani] strap, the portion of said toe strapadjacent the othe: end being received in an elongated recess provided i1said sole member upper face, said recess extending longi tudinally ofsaid sole member, and fastening means ex tending from the lower face ofsaid sole member int( said recess adjacent the end remote from said toeportion and securing said -toe strap other end portion to the bot tom ofsaid recess.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,947,095 Micachi Aug 2, 196( FOREIGN PATENTS 136,184 Australia Feb. `1,602,879 Canada i Aug. 2, 196(

